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May
How to prevent, detect and treat gingivitis
Gingivitis is the most frequent periodontal disease, affecting almost 100% of the population at some point in its life. Periodontal diseases affect 8 out of 10 adults. Among them, gingivitis is especially common, but it can be identified, prevented and treated in a very simple way...
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May
Novel Mobile Stethoscope with ECG Capability
Eko, the company that's responsible for the Eko CORE digital stethoscope we highly praised, is now releasing an interesting new device that provides ECG and auscultation capabilities in a mobile package. The Eko DUO looks a bit like a cell phone from the 1990’s, but w...
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May
FACING THE WORST DRUG EPIDEMIC IN US HISTORY
Six out of ten overdose deaths in the US involve an opioid drug. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 500,000 people died from drug overdoses. And every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. This epidemic has been called the worst drug epidemic in the history of the United S...
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May
Pseudouridimycine: New natural antibiotic capable of destroying resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, popularly known as ‘superbugs', are one of the major threats to global public health. These microorganisms have once evolved to counteract the efficacy of antibiotics - usually by abusive or improper use of these drugs, in the case...
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May
Tech Tattoos
Wearable fitness devices can track pulse rates and physical activity over time in order to achieve long-term health goals; however, more advanced technology is being developed to monitor what's happening inside the body in real time. Researchers are now creating wearab...
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May
Is it Possible to be Fat and Fit?
PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY TO ME,‘Anyone who runs as much as you do deserves to be skinny. 'Of course, what they’re really saying:‘If you do all this running, why are you still so fat? ’A female heavy runner climb of her car at Black Rock Lake. It’s a shi...
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May
The weight of a calorie.
Farewell to counting calories! Right after surgery, most patients can have between 400 to 1,000 calories. At 3 months, it usually is between 800 to 1,000 calories. At one year, calorie intake is somewhere between 1,000 and 1,600. Daily calorie intake depends on restriction from th...
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May
Value Based Care Using Ultrasound.
2017 presents an opportunity for healthcare providers to evaluate how technologies like ultrasound can solve their challenges. By expanding their use of ultrasound, we believe providers can attract more patients, increase their patients' level of satisfaction, and reduce co...
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May
Clinical benefits and exercise prescription in primary cardiovascular prevention
Worldwide the leading causes of morbidity and mortality are diseases whose common denominator the atherosclerotic process, some of which represent the known cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes mellitus or hypertension, and others are as a result of these ischemic heart d...
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May
Possible Role of High-Dose Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Halting Type 1 Diabetes Progression
There is a great need to identify “safe” and effective therapies that may prevent and positively impact the progression of autoimmune disorders, like Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D are both safe therapies with known anti-inflammatory effects...
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